Known as the “Queen of Pinups,” Page’s black bangs and risqué photos came to represent a popular look of the 1950s. Although she mysteriously retired from modeling in the late ’50s and went on to become an evangelical Christian, her iconic aesthetic surged again in popularity starting in the ’70s and ’80s.

Here are some of the Bettie Page images that inspired imitators, enraged censors and defined an era.